Ko Unoki has worked in the electronics and healthcare industries for several decades and was a Senior Fellow at the 21st Century Public Policy Institute of the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren). In addition to having a doctorate in business administration and a master's degree in business law from Hitotsubashi University, he received a master's degree in international relations from the Fletcher School, Tufts University, and an MBA degree in international management from Royal Holloway, University of London. He completed his undergraduate studies at the School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University. While having an extensive career in international business, he has written several books on history, business, international relations, and law including Mergers, Acquisitions, and Global Empires (2012), International Relations and the Origins of the Pacific War (2016), and Competition Laws, National Interests and International Relations (2020).

Preface 1. Introduction: Definitions of "race" and racism 2. The development of racism as a doctrine 3. Racism in international relations 4. Racism and the discipline of International Relations (IR) 5. White supremacy and the rise of Japan 6. The segregation and immigration crisis of 1905-1907 7. The 1919 Paris Peace Conference Racial Equality Proposal 8. Conclusion: Racism and international relations in the 21st century